Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.

Medscape Education is seeking a passionate, adaptable, and team-oriented Summer Intern Research Associate to support independent medical education evaluation and grant-seeking efforts. As a Research Summer Intern, you will conduct research designed to first understand and then close gaps in knowledge, confidence, and performance of healthcare providers internationally. If you have a passion for designing and implementing data-driven research and evaluation projects and telling the data stories to various levels of stakeholders, we want you on our team! By joining Medscape Education, the leading provider of medical education for clinicians across the globe, you will have the opportunity to contribute to initiatives that truly make an impact on physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers and thus the lives of those around you.

Responsibilities:

With guidance from and in collaboration with senior members of the Outcomes and Insights team, you will:

• Communicate with internal stakeholders to understand analytical and reporting needs, with a primary focus on evaluating and articulating success of educational initiatives and translating the needs into data processing and reporting.
• Manipulate data from a variety of sources and perform statistical analysis using Excel and Tableau to understand trends and replicability of the findings.
• Synthesize, interpret, and translate data trends and analytical results for various levels of stakeholders
• Work off pre-specified templates to design and prepare reports and presentations using tables, visualizations, and infographics for stakeholders
• Assist with data analysis for research projects with open-ended questions
• Develop knowledge of continuing medical education on current and emerging therapeutic landscape and apply it towards on-going projects

Who You Are

You would be successful in this position if you:

• Have a curious mindset and enjoy asking questions and leveraging data and analytics to seek for answers
• Are self-motivated, with a positive attitude, and extremely detail-oriented and organized
• Hold high standards for your work and pay great attention to and obtain satisfaction in the accuracy and consistency of your work
• Are able to gain new knowledge and develop new skills when provided with the resources needed
• Are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and willing to accommodate frequently changing priorities
• Are able to work both independently and in highly collaborative settings

Qualifications

• Minimum 3.2 GPA
• Must be returning as an undergraduate or graduate student for the Fall 2023 semester
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Behavioral or Social science, Public Health, Data Analysis, Business or Market Research or a similar field
• Relevant experience in research, program evaluation, and/or data analytics gained as part of university degree
• Experience in manipulating and analyzing data as part of university degree
• Knowledge of research methodology and statistics that are sufficient to perform statistical testing and interpret the results for research and evaluation projects (e.g., working knowledge of paired-sample study design, chi-square test, McNemar’s test, t-test, effect size etc.)
• Above-average skills using Excel for reporting/analysis and creating/formatting PowerPoint slides
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding time management and organizational skills and possess an eye for details
• Excellent computer skills that include working on shared networks and cloud-based systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Behavioral or Social science, Public Health, or Market Research or a similar field with an offer to start a Master’s degree
• Prior work experience in medical education, pharmaceutical or healthcare industries would be desirable.
• Prior experience working with Tableau and/or Tableau server
• Prior experience prioritizing and completing multiple projects simultaneously for different stakeholders
• Familiarity with web-based data and document sharing sites and authoring tools (e.g., SharePoint)

Payrate: $18/hr Location: Remote